Jean-Christophe Victor

Jean-Christophe Victor
Born	(1947-05-30)30 May 1947 Paris, France
Died	28 December 2016(2016-12-28) (aged 69) Montpellier, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Political scientist, ethnologist, television host
Parent(s)	Paul-Émile Victor

Jean-Christophe Victor (30 May 1947 – 28 December 2016) was a political scientist focusing on international relations. He was the son of the polar explorer Paul-Emile Victor and the television producer . He earned a Master in Chinese language, a Master in political sciences (1982) and a PhD in ethnology on Nepal. He was posted as a diplomat in Afghanistan, worked as policy adviser at Nato- Bruxelles, and for the Policy Planning Office at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He was the founder and the director of LEPAC, the Center for Political Studies and Cartographic Analysis, a Paris-based "think tank". The LEPAC trains international managers in the corporate sector for companies such as Veolia, Vinci, Areva, British Petroleum, Cartier, and L’Oréal; and public sector organisations including RATP, Council of Europe, and the European Union.

Victor taught geopolitics in France and in several foreign universities. The last books he authored on geopolitics are:

• "Le dessous des cartes : Itinéraires géopolitiques" (Beneath the Maps: Geopolitical Routes) 2011, Paris
• "Political Atlas for Teenagers" 2010 ; Paris
• "Atlas for a Changing World" 2008, Paris, Berlin, Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei.

He was the author of a weekly program on European channel ARTE and French world channel TV 5, dealing about geopolitics: "Le dessous des cartes" ("Underneath the Maps").^[1]

Jean-Christophe Victor died on 28 December 2016 due to a heart attack.

Bibliography[]

• Itinéraires géopolitiques, Atlas du dessous des cartes, 2011, Editions Tallandier/Arte Editions
• Le dessous des cartes - Atlas Junior, 2010, (avec et ), Editions Tallandier
• 2007, (avec Paul-Emile Victor) Adieu l'Antarctique, Laffont, Paris
• 2007, (avec Virginie Raisson et ) Le dessous des cartes - Atlas d'un monde qui change, Editions Tallandier
• 2005, (avec et ) Le dessous des cartes - Atlas géopolitique, Editions Tallandier
• 1993, L'enjeu afghan ou La cité des murmures, Editions Lattès, Paris
• 1992, Planète Antarctique (avec Paul-Émile Victor), Laffont, Paris
• 1985, Armes : France Troisième Grand, , Paris

References[]

External links[]

• Official web site of the tv program
• Lepac web site, his think tank

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